DNS Proxy

Fields

Description

Configuration

DNS Server Status

If any Access Network is using the DNS proxy, then the status In Use is displayed.

To configure the DNS proxy, perform the following steps.

Steps

·       Click Access Networks. The Access Networks page appears, see Figure Access Networks

·       Click Pencil icon corresponding to the network under the Action section on the Access Networks page. The Updated Connected Network page appears, see Figure Update Connected Network.

·       Enter the DHCP Gateway IP address in the DNS Server IP field under the DHCP Settings section.

·       Click Save. The network is updated, and a successful message is displayed, see Figure Network Updated Successfully.

·       Click OK.

·       The status In Use is displayed, see Figure DNS Server In Use.

·       By default, the status Not In Use is displayed.

If the Access Network is not using the DNS proxy, then the status Not in Use is displayed.

To remove the DNS proxy, perform the following steps.

Steps

 ·       Click Access Networks. The Access Networks page appears, see Figure Access Networks.

·       Click   corresponding to the network under the Action section on the Access Networks page. The Updated Connected Network page appears, see Figure Update Connected Network.

·       Delete the DHCP Gateway IP address in the DNS Server IP field under the DHCP Settings section.

·       Or,

·       Enter 8.8.8.8 in the DNS Server IP field under the DHCP Settings section.

·       Click Save. The network is updated, and a successful message is displayed, see Figure Network Updated Successfully.

·       Click OK.

The status Not In Use is displayed, see Figure DNS Server Not In Use.

Domain/Host Mapping

Enter an IP address and suffix domain on a single line. Click Save.

Or,

To configure multiple domains and host mapping, enter the IP address and suffix domain on a distinct line, and perform this step on every line. Or,

The user can upload the list of the domain/host mapping also in the Comma Separated Value (CSV) format. For this, click Upload Configuration icon and upload the CSV file.

Click Save.

DNS Forwarder

Enter only one DNS forwarder on every line.

Click Save.

DNS Cache

To enhance the DNS lookups, click Enable.